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New York Sea Grant is supported by a very talented group of staff members overseeing and engaging in the research, extension, and education projects our program funds. You can find information on our staff members below.
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Rebecca L. Shuford, Ph.D.
Director
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Katherine Bunting-Howarth, Ph.D., J.D.
Associate Director, NYSG Institute; Assistant Director, Cornell Cooperative Extension
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Jake Anderson
Water Quality Extension Specialist
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Mary Austerman
Great Lakes Coastal Community Development Specialist
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Maria Beccari
Digital Media Specialist
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Michael Brown
Climate Stewards Outreach Coordinator
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Hannah Eisler Burnett, Ph.D.
Coastal Resilience Specialist, Jamaica Bay
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John Cannaday
Great Lakes Recreation and Tourism Specialist
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Maureen Canning
Senior Administrative Assistant
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Michael Ciaramella, MSc, Ph.D.
Seafood Safety and Technology Specialist
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Antoinette Clemetson
Marine Fisheries Specialist
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Megan Cochran
Great Lakes Outreach Coordinator
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Lauren E. Darcy
Great Lakes Coastal Resilience Specialist
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Nate Drag
Great Lakes Literacy Specialist
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Kathleen Fallon, Ph.D.
Coastal Processes and Hazards Specialist
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Paul C. Focazio
Communications Manager
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Stacy Furgal
Great Lakes Fisheries and Ecosystem Specialist
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Lillit Genovesi
Outreach Coordinator, Long Island Sound Study, NYC
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Benjamin Goldberg
Long Island Sound Study Sustainable & Resilient Communities Extension Professional, NYC
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Norma Gunn
Administrator
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Elizabeth Hornstein
Long Island Sound Study Sustainable & Resilient Communities Extension Professional, Suffolk County
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JeanAnn Johnston
Fiscal Officer
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Nancy Jones
Administrative Assistant
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Jess Kuonen
Hudson Estuary Resilience Specialist
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Sharon Mullen
Administrative Assistant
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Karen Palmeri
Administrative Assistant
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Jimena Perez-Viscasillas
Outreach Coordinator, Long Island Sound Study
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Sara Powell
Long Island Sound Study Sustainable & Resilient Communities Extension Professional, Westchester County
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Catherine Prunella
Water Quality Extension Specialist
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Sarah Schaefer-Brown
Long Island Sound Study Sustainable & Resilient Communities Extension Professional, Nassau County
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Kathy Sendrowski
Accounts Representative
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Lane Smith
Research Program Coordinator
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Katie Snyder
Administrative Assistant
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Sumayyah Uddin
Science Writer
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Barry Udelson
Aquaculture Specialist
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Kayla Genevieve Walsh
Coastal Climate Specialist
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Roy Widrig
Great Lakes Coastal Processes and Hazards Specialist
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Tanya A. Yanchuk
Administrative Assistant
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